China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Daqi-2 (AEMS)
SUCCESS
✓ Mission success
On 17 APR · 04:10 UTC 2026, Long March 4C delivered Daqi-2 (AEMS) to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
- T-0 (flown)
- 17 APR · 04:10 UTC
- Window
- 22 min
- Rocket
- Long March 4C
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Daqi-2 (AEMS)
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission
Daqi-2 (DQ-2), also known as the Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite/AEMS, is the second of follow-on series of Chinese satellites to the GF-5 series for high resolution atmospheric environment monitoring of greenhouse gases, such as atmospheric aerosol and carbon dioxide.